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Cancer replaces heart disease as No. 1 cause of death for people ages 85 and under.
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president
George W. Bush is officially sworn in for his second term as president -
EU
The European Union abandons plans to ratify the proposed European constitution by 2006 after both France and the Netherlands vote against it -
Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor announces her retirement
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London hit by Islamic terrorist bombings, killing 52 and wounding about 700
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hurricane
Another major hurricane, Rita, ravages the Gulf coast -
hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina wreaks catastrophic damage on the Gulf coast; more than 1,000 die and millions are left homeless -
House majority leader Tom Delay is accused of conspiring to violate Texas's election laws.
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earthquake
A 7.6 earthquake centered in the Pakistani-controlled part of the Kashmir region kills more than 80,000 and leaves an estimated 4 million homeless -
Millions of Iraqi voters ratify a new constitution
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Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein goes on trial for the killing of 143 people in the town of Dujail, Iraq, in 1982
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rosa parks died
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Scientists discover the skull of a sea-dwelling crocodile that lived 135 million years ago.
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the day i was born
i was born at griffin hospital -
South Korean cloning scientist Hwang Woo-suk steps down from Seoul National University
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elementary school
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the basketball team i played for went undefeated
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Syrian man carries his injured brother to Turkey
Omar, 21, rescued his injured brother and carried him on his back from Syria to Turkey. His brother, Abdulrahman, was unable to walk after his leg was badly damaged and had to be amputated in a makeshift field hospital. -
i went to the mall
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i finished making this time line
